The New York Times public editor's very public utterance — Brisbane's question on reporters' duty to challenge misleading political speech has permanently altered readers' expectations — Thursday, Arthur Brisbane, the public editor of the New York Times, went to his readers with a question:

Newsmedia executives cautious about 2012 — 2012 study finds North American newspapers pessimistic about ad revenues, looking to digital for growth. — Newspapers — and many other industries — expected at least some economic recovery in 2011. This simply did not happen.

Future Publishing sells New York operation for $3m — Magazine publisher Future has sold its loss-making New York division to NewBay Media — Future Publishing has sold off its loss-making New York operation - home to magazines including Guitar World, Revolver and Guitar Aficionado - in a deal worth $3m (£1.9m).

Deal Would Lead Letterman to a Late-Night Milestone — David Letterman as a guest on “The Tonight Show” with his idol, Johnny Carson. It appears that he will extend his contract, and surpass Mr. Carson's 30 years as a late-night host. — PASADENA, Calif. - It appears increasingly likely …

Why It's Tough to Sell the Boston Globe … New York Times Co.'s recent sale of 16 local papers suggested it may be only a matter of time before the company consists of little more than the flagship newspaper. But the next likely target for disposal, the Boston Globe, comes with some complicating factors.

“Soft” Ad Sales Ding Hulu's 2011 Growth — Remember back in the fall of 2011, when we started hearing anecdotal reports about slowing ad sales? Add Hulu to the list of examples: The company just reported a 60 percent jump in overall revenue for 2011 — which isn't as much as it had thought it was going to do a year ago.

What would a Google News Plus Your World look like? — How soon until we get a Google News “Plus Your World?” — With the introduction of the oddly extraterrestrial-sounding Google “Search Plus Your World”, the company proclaimed their latest experiment is “transforming Google …

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